Inappropriate Language In 'Tap Out' By Lil Wayne

Music comes in many different genres. Each type of music is made to suit people’s different tastes. Music is a way of expression: It can also be a way a person can express their feelings. A problem that is seen in some genre of music, primarily hip hop, is the amount of profanity that is used. This can either be the use of explicit language, sexual content, or visual images in music videos. Most important is how easily accessible it is to minors due to the fact that minor tend to idolize many artists. Inappropriate language is used on a daily basis amongst people. It is understandable why the use of it in music is seen. As music is a way of expression, the lyrics often talk about experiences and emotions the artist has gone through, whether this is in music involving singing or rapping it is used in both instances. It is also freedom of speech anything can be said in music. Since in this generation it is acceptable to say what you want in any way, artists feel they can make music as vulgar as they want, and the song can become a hit. …show more content…
Instead of hiding what is being said with an analogy or more discreet language, it is just bluntly said. An example of this is “Tap Out” by Lil Wayne which completely expresses what he’s trying to do with the female he is with, without censoring anything. Before in songs made in the early 90’s when rappers wanted to talk about something sexual, it would be used in a way that the person listening to it had to really think about what was being said. “Peaches and Cream” by 112 demonstrates this. From the lyrics, the person listening to the song may think that they are just talking about peaches and crème, but in reality they are talking about